There's still quite a few of us who live in the past, and still run BBSes. SynchroNet BBS Software makes it fairly simple, and is still (very) actively developed.
My BBS (listed in my signature!) runs on Linux, gets a few callers a month, and has the old door games that everyone loved. It's primary purpose is for me to make fun of all the conspiracy-theorist nut-jobs in FidoNet. (Yes, FidoNet still exists!)
I don't think "pure digital" is going to catch on for quite some time. While many people like to download their content. Some people are still going to want everything a Blu-Ray disk provides. The extras, the commentary, etc. Digital downloads, from what I have seen, don't do this.
While I do have the habit of ripping all of my DVDs and Blu-Rays, and storing them on my massive media server because hard drives are cheap, I still prefer to have a physical copy. With limited programs that can play back ripped Blu-Rays with full menu support, sometimes it's just easier to pop it in a Blu-Ray player and enjoy.
Don't get me wrong, I enjoy tinkering, but when something goes wrong (it inevitably does), it's always when you're trying to play a movie for friends.
This warms my heart, the first language I learned was TurboPascal just so I could program Door Games for my BBS.
I still run a BBS
I still haven't written any door games.
Half of Google is in "Beta", 90% of the video games I buy are beta-quality, more and more software now-days is labeled as "beta release 3.1415", I don't need to beta-test a processor or GPU as well! While it would be nice to be able to _add_ things to your CPU, like support for SSE42, I think something like this in a CPU would cause more harm than good.
It'd also make debugging software that much harder, as you won't be sure where the problem lies, with the CPU or the software program itself.
I've been playing table-top RPGs for many years. In a game called Mage, I had a mage who carried around a "palmtop" computer. It did pretty much everything a normal computer did. Today there's PocketPCs that put to shame the desktop computers we had back then.
Our characters were also always in need of a cell phone. We invented a machine, that for $100 (or whatever currency was being used in game), you could go to a "vend-a-phone" and get one of your very own.
I can understand why slashdot geeks wouldn't want their DNS servers messed with, I'm among you, however most of the internet users out there aren't nearly as computer literate as we are, and this service I believe would be really good for them. Netcraft has been trying to fight the good fight against phishing and scamming sites for a long time, and here's a group of guys who are really blocking them at the source.
I applaud their efforts, while it may not be for me, I think a lot of people are going to find it very useful.
Wait, it asks you to call a long distance number? Any self-respecting company now days has an 800 number for you to call. Paypal HAS an 800 number printed on their webpage somewhere, I don't understand how people can actually fall for this. Anyone with half a brain would go "A long distance number? what kind of BS is this?"
Even in today's day-and-age of Free Long Distance service via VOIP and Wireless carriers, 800 numbers are still quite popular, even small businesses that do business over the internet have them.
My posture usually consists of my elbows resting on my desk, and my head resting in my hands. Tears generally stream down my face because I CAN'T GET MY $*#% CODE TO WORK!@
I'd rather shell out that much on a video card than pay for a console.
I paid $300 for my last video card 4 years ago, and I can still play most games that are out there now. Oblivion runs a bit slow at times, but it's playable. I bought an X-Box 3 years ago, and now there's games for the 360 out that I can't play.
This could mean a huge boost in PC Gaming. I'm not willing to dish out $400-$500 for a console system and another couple grand for an HDTV, but I'm certainly willing to spend the money to upgrade my PC.
I use a Monkey Management Technique for my mySQL servers. If one server goes down, I have a monkey that jumps up and down at the datacenter and gets real mad until someone fixes it.
I'm a sysadmin for some very large online communities. At the very least, my wife knows which communities I frequent so in the event that I should meet some sort of untimely demise, she can notifiy those people I talk to on a regular basis.
This actually happened with one moderator at one of the forums I frequent, She passed away suddenly and someone in her family notified the admins on the site. We got a huge collection together and sent a whole bunch of money to her family.
I wonder if having this feature will drop insurance rates?
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Legacy code for what? Hardware support? I'm pretty sure I can enable ISA and old hardware support in Linux and see no slowdown at all. In fact, I'm also quite certain that I could enable every single option in my Linux Kernel, and it still wouldn't run half as slow as Windows did on the very same machine.
Why all this about Apple's legal department? Google Labs says that sites will be pulled down if they're too intensive on the Google Labs server, and this was a VERY popular layout today.
It's quite possible that that is the reason they pulled it down. I doubt Apple would threaten them over something like this.
Slashdot Mirror
There's still quite a few of us who live in the past, and still run BBSes. SynchroNet BBS Software makes it fairly simple, and is still (very) actively developed.
My BBS (listed in my signature!) runs on Linux, gets a few callers a month, and has the old door games that everyone loved. It's primary purpose is for me to make fun of all the conspiracy-theorist nut-jobs in FidoNet. (Yes, FidoNet still exists!)
It can't possibly be worse than Star Trek: Online.
I don't think "pure digital" is going to catch on for quite some time. While many people like to download their content. Some people are still going to want everything a Blu-Ray disk provides. The extras, the commentary, etc. Digital downloads, from what I have seen, don't do this.
While I do have the habit of ripping all of my DVDs and Blu-Rays, and storing them on my massive media server because hard drives are cheap, I still prefer to have a physical copy. With limited programs that can play back ripped Blu-Rays with full menu support, sometimes it's just easier to pop it in a Blu-Ray player and enjoy.
Don't get me wrong, I enjoy tinkering, but when something goes wrong (it inevitably does), it's always when you're trying to play a movie for friends.
This warms my heart, the first language I learned was TurboPascal just so I could program Door Games for my BBS. I still run a BBS I still haven't written any door games.
Half of Google is in "Beta", 90% of the video games I buy are beta-quality, more and more software now-days is labeled as "beta release 3.1415", I don't need to beta-test a processor or GPU as well! While it would be nice to be able to _add_ things to your CPU, like support for SSE42, I think something like this in a CPU would cause more harm than good.
It'd also make debugging software that much harder, as you won't be sure where the problem lies, with the CPU or the software program itself.
I mean, what SysAdmin hasn't wanted to cast Magic Missle at a few lusers now and then?
It's a parody of Ridin' by Chamillionaire.
I'm with ya, though. I saw a list of his songs and what they were spoofing on Wikipedia, and I don't know half of them.
I've been playing table-top RPGs for many years. In a game called Mage, I had a mage who carried around a "palmtop" computer. It did pretty much everything a normal computer did. Today there's PocketPCs that put to shame the desktop computers we had back then.
:(
Our characters were also always in need of a cell phone. We invented a machine, that for $100 (or whatever currency was being used in game), you could go to a "vend-a-phone" and get one of your very own.
I should sue Motorola for stealing my idea
It's actually being sold to syndication, not being broadcast on a huge network. My local Fox station is playing at *gulp* 1:30am Sunday Morning.
A List of stations that is carrying this can be found here.
Alternatively, you can go to TVGuide, set up your local guide, and then punch in "Star Trek".
By the way, this year, like every year, Quakecon was free.
I can understand why slashdot geeks wouldn't want their DNS servers messed with, I'm among you, however most of the internet users out there aren't nearly as computer literate as we are, and this service I believe would be really good for them. Netcraft has been trying to fight the good fight against phishing and scamming sites for a long time, and here's a group of guys who are really blocking them at the source.
I applaud their efforts, while it may not be for me, I think a lot of people are going to find it very useful.
Wait, it asks you to call a long distance number? Any self-respecting company now days has an 800 number for you to call. Paypal HAS an 800 number printed on their webpage somewhere, I don't understand how people can actually fall for this. Anyone with half a brain would go "A long distance number? what kind of BS is this?"
Even in today's day-and-age of Free Long Distance service via VOIP and Wireless carriers, 800 numbers are still quite popular, even small businesses that do business over the internet have them.
My posture usually consists of my elbows resting on my desk, and my head resting in my hands. Tears generally stream down my face because I CAN'T GET MY $*#% CODE TO WORK!@
I'd rather shell out that much on a video card than pay for a console.
I paid $300 for my last video card 4 years ago, and I can still play most games that are out there now. Oblivion runs a bit slow at times, but it's playable. I bought an X-Box 3 years ago, and now there's games for the 360 out that I can't play.
This could mean a huge boost in PC Gaming. I'm not willing to dish out $400-$500 for a console system and another couple grand for an HDTV, but I'm certainly willing to spend the money to upgrade my PC.
I for one welcome our new video game console overlords...
I use a Monkey Management Technique for my mySQL servers. If one server goes down, I have a monkey that jumps up and down at the datacenter and gets real mad until someone fixes it.
.. Works like a charm!
They better call Ronnie Deutsch! She can help settle tax debts for pennies on the dollar!
This actually happened with one moderator at one of the forums I frequent, She passed away suddenly and someone in her family notified the admins on the site. We got a huge collection together and sent a whole bunch of money to her family.
They'd find my DVD, game, and CD "Backups" too.
I wonder if having this feature will drop insurance rates?
Let the flames begin.
Because I'm a bumbling idiot, I forgot to include the link...
Google Labs FAQ
Why all this about Apple's legal department? Google Labs says that sites will be pulled down if they're too intensive on the Google Labs server, and this was a VERY popular layout today. It's quite possible that that is the reason they pulled it down. I doubt Apple would threaten them over something like this.